Quite simply, Toronto isn't allowed to have nice things and certain people will do anything they can to find even a hint of weakness. And when they find that thing, they latch on and won't shut up about it.
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/t...toronto-maple-leafs-draft-pick-yegor-korshkov
In Korshkov's case (and in all non-chl russian's cases) they have to be heavily scouted at international events for multiple reasons. First is, a team usually has no more than 2 full-time scouts (not counting birds) in Russia, so to get multiple viewings of a prospect you haven't zeroed in on is difficult. Secondly, Russian club teams aren't very co-operative with North-American scouts, so getting viewings of practices and closed sessions is difficult, and coaches are rarely forthright with the info they share. This creates a very different dynamic than scouting anywhere else in the world.Perhaps people think he should be as dominant in International tournaments as he is on a Club team.
But on a Club team he's facing much weaker competition, similar to playing teams that are fringe hockey nations in the WJC.
Finland, Russia, Sweden, Slovaki, USA are better than all the Club teams CHL teams face. It is or should be expected you can score easier against Oshawa, or Red Deer, or ... than a hockey nations national team.
But yes, I would say scouts, GM, coaches scout the WJC to see how players stack up against the best players in their age group and how they handle pressure situations.
I'd speculate it can influences scouting reports, according to Korshkov:
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/t...toronto-maple-leafs-draft-pick-yegor-korshkov
Is Marner ready? He should be, this is draft+1 and against CHL club teams he is dominant, that he can't handle a small role in the NHL shouldn't even be a question.
What is his contract situation?
It is heavily scouted because a bunch of players are there, and it probably isn't as heavily scouted as you think, as the major events are actually Hlinka and U-18, as not many draft eligibles are even at the WJC. He was more than fine, he was the top scorer on his team, and you are making the classic mistake of weighing 6 games too heavily. Compare what Marner did to other recent 4th overall picks, and it doesn't stand out as bad.
You actually don't know what you are talking about. He actually didn't play well with Domi, and considering how heavily you like to weigh 6 games, I guess you should look at last years playoffs where he played with Rupert and Sterk and put up 16 points in 7 games, while the Domi-Dvorak line didn't click.
No, you actually don't. Look at who Marner played with in the playoffs, whcih was Sterk and Rupert, and he still was the best-producing player on the knights. Why don't you show your numbers if you actually ran them. And also explain his high-end production as a 16 year old playing very limited minutes with either Domi or Dvorak, who you seem to be crediting his success with.
No, it actually doesn't. Glad to know Brayden Schenn is an all-time great, and Justin Pogge is a legend, your thinking is so flawed and directed one-way its ridiculous.
